The Unprimed Basswood panel is handcrafted using a non-flexible basswood top, sanded perfectly smooth and ready to seal and prime with the ground of your choice. Compared with other wood panels on the market, the Unprimed Basswood is sanded perfectly smooth and lacks plywood seams, knots, or raised fibers providing the cleaner, more professional look artists want. The support frames are made with quality solid pine strips that can be finished with paint or stain. Unprimed Basswood is great for encaustic, mixed media, collage, and pyrography. All wood should be sealed and primed.

Available in two standard cradled profiles, 22mm and 38mm, both are simple to hang or frame. Ultra-stable, these wood panels will not give, bend or flex, and like all Ampersand's panels, they are made with quality materials that have been tested not only for durability, but also for performance with artists' paints.

Ampersand uses true high density hardboard made from US-grown renewable and FSC Certified Aspen wood fiber. Ampersand brand Hardbord is made without formaldehyde or harmful VOCs (volatile organic compounds), unlike other hardboards and MDF boards. Both their domestic and imported panels are made from FSC-certified forest products that promote sustainable forests.

Many Fine Art and Craft Uses:

• Accepts all types of painting grounds
• Great for encaustic, mixed media, collage, and pyrography
• Perfect for mounting canvas and giclees